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#0DC981 Color

#0DC981 is rgb(13, 201, 129) in RGB, hsl(157, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0DC981
HEX#0DC981
RGBrgb(13, 201, 129)
HSLhsl(157, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(157, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.169 158.6)
LABlab(71.75% -56.01 23.85)
LCHlch(71.75% 60.87 156.94)

What #0DC981 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0DC981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.54Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.8Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.22GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.23Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.98Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#0DC981 Channel Values

How #0DC981 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 13 · G 201 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0DC981 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0DC981 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0DC981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0DC981; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0DC981
Complementary
#C90D55
Analogous
#0DC923
Analogous
#0DB3C9
Triadic
#810DC9
Triadic
#C9810D
Split comp.
#C90DB3
Split comp.
#C9230D

Tints & Shades of #0DC981

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#0FF09A
#36F2AA
#5CF5BA
#82F7CA
#A9F9DB
#CFFCEB

Shades

#0BB172
#09955F
#087D50
#06603D
#05482E
#032B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0DC981.

How #0DC981 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0DC981
Protanopia#B9B982
Protanomaly#93C081
Deuteranopia#A8A885
Deuteranomaly#86B684
Tritanopia#3FC2C2
Tritanomaly#32C5AC
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0DC981 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0dc981: #0DC981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0DC981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0dc981': '#0DC981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.051, green: 0.788, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_0dc981">#0DC981</color>
SVG fillfill="#0DC981"

More Green Colors

#0DC981 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0DC981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0DC981?

#0DC981 is a mid-tone green — rgb(13, 201, 129) in RGB and hsl(157, 88%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.54.

What is the RGB value of #0DC981?

#0DC981 is rgb(13, 201, 129) — red 13, green 201, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0DC981?

#0DC981 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0DC981 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0DC981 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0DC981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0DC981 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 11.98, which is visibly different.

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